
{"id":319925,"date":"2025-03-20T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=319925"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T23:00:26","slug":"measles-outbreak-in-the-united-states-some-crises-are-preventable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/opinion\/columns\/healthy-living\/measles-outbreak-in-the-united-states-some-crises-are-preventable\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles outbreak in the United States: some crises are preventable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While studying medicine at the University of Medical Sciences in Holgu\u00edn in the early 2000s, I never saw a case of measles. It was one of the diseases eliminated thanks to vaccination, which began in Cuba in the 1970s. In Caracas, Venezuela, during the years I was on an international mission, between 2006 and 2009, I observed a very different reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measles prevention is simple and inexpensive. For decades, the world has had reliable vaccines that have helped save millions of lives. That is why it is difficult to understand that a country like the United States, with all the economic, scientific, and human resources to prevent an outbreak, is experiencing the worst in recent years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A virulent disease<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/measles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an extremely contagious viral disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is estimated that an infected person can transmit it to 9 out of 10 contacts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the advent of vaccines in 1963, epidemics occurred every two or three years, causing approximately 2.6 million deaths. According to the WHO, 107,000 people died from measles in 2023, mostly unvaccinated children under 5 years of age living in Africa and Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This figure represents one-eighth of the deaths at the beginning of the century. The joint efforts of countries, the WHO, and other organizations have saved 60 million lives between 2000 and today \u2014 in about 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measles is transmitted through microdroplets floating in the air and, before spreading throughout the body, they affect the respiratory system, its gateway into the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most significant symptoms are fever, malaise, runny nose, cough, and a fine rash, which initially affects the neck and face and then spreads to the rest of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most deaths occur as a result of complications, which include ear infections, pneumonia, and brain inflammation, a serious condition known as encephalitis. This disease predominantly affects people with vitamin A deficiency, immunosuppressed, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/es\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/measles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIV\/AIDS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> carriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no specific treatment for this virus. The best approach is prevention. It is estimated that measles vaccination costs less than $1 per child (the vaccine is usually administered during childhood).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a publication <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.paho.org\/handle\/10665.2\/7801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the PAHO website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the first measles vaccination campaign in Cuba began in 1971, eight years after the vaccine was developed. Despite the efforts of health authorities, new outbreaks continued to be reported for 15 years, until a new strategy achieved 98% immunization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/instituciones.sld.cu\/iccc\/2024\/10\/03\/anuario-estadistico-de-salud-cuba-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023 Health Statistics Yearbook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, measles mortality rates in Cuba have remained at zero since 1980, and vaccination coverage consistently reaches 100% of the child population. Even during the pandemic, measles immunization was above 97%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This contrasts with what has happened worldwide. According to the WHO document we referenced, the COVID-19 pandemic affected vaccination rates worldwide. In 2023, only 74% of children received the full vaccination scheme, while 83% received at least one dose, a figure lower than the 86% who received the first dose in 2019. Additionally, an estimated 20 million children were not vaccinated against the disease that year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The outbreak<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States is currently experiencing a major measles outbreak. According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/espanol\/eeuu\/articulo\/2025-03-12\/lo-que-debes-saber-sobre-los-casos-de-sarampion-en-eeuu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los \u00c1ngeles Times<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report, more than 250 people have been infected from late January to March 12, primarily in the states of Texas and New Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, two deaths have been reported: an unvaccinated child in Texas with no known underlying health conditions, and an adult in New Mexico whose vaccination status is unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The epicenter of the outbreak is in several counties in West Texas. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/news-alerts\/measles-outbreak-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a report from the local Department of Health and Human Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 223 cases had been reported and 29 people had been hospitalized as of March 11. Gaines County, with 156 cases, is the hardest hit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of the total number of cases, 84 had not been vaccinated, and the vaccination status of 134 is unknown. The first cases were diagnosed in late January, and the outbreak has spread rapidly, totaling 25 cases last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closely related to the above is the situation in New Mexico. In this state, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmhealth.org\/news\/awareness\/2025\/3\/?view=2191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a report from the local Department of Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 33 cases have been reported: 32 in Lea County and one in Eddy County. In addition to the deceased, another case required hospitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, cases unrelated to the outbreak have been reported in eleven other states: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington. U.S. health authorities expect the disease to continue to spread rapidly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Measles and the anti-vax movement<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current measles outbreak in Texas is causing concern among experts. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/27\/salud\/casos-sarampion-estados-unidos-trax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a CNN article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one in five unvaccinated people who contract the disease will require hospitalization, five in every 100 will develop pneumonia, and, worst of all, three in every 1,000 unvaccinated children will die, as has already been happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the causes of the current outbreak and others that have occurred recently in the United States is the decline in vaccination rates, combined with an increase in international travel. This makes it possible for unvaccinated people to leave the country to areas where the disease is common, become infected, and upon their return, transmit it in their country of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccination rates in the United States fell from 95.2% to 92.7%, which meant that more than 280,000 children stopped receiving the extremely effective vaccine, known in Cuba as PRS, which immunizes against mumps, rubella, and measles. One dose of this vaccine generates 93% immunity; with two doses, it would be above 97%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, in recent years, vaccination rates in that country have fallen below the desired level, and an increasing number of parents are objecting to vaccinating their children for religious reasons, according to the same source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamug.edu\/nautilus\/articles\/v32-i2-AntiVaxx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a report by a Texas university newspaper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the number of unvaccinated children in the country has quadrupled since 2001. In Texas alone, the state hardest hit by the current outbreak, 60,000 children attend public schools without having been vaccinated, and more than 300,000 are homeschooled. Authorities have no vaccination information regarding the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Anti-Vax Movement (AVM) is so powerful in the United States, which we highlighted in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tendencias\/vida-saludable\/el-movimiento-antivacunas-un-complejo-fenomeno-global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a previous article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that even the Secretary of Health is a member.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/13\/rfk-health-secretary-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an article in\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of the former U.S. Attorney General, is a prominent figure in the AVM. Kennedy has been campaigning against these important health tools for years. One of his favorite targets has been the PRS vaccine, which he has accused of being responsible for cases of autism, according to the same source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precisely these positions led the entire Democratic Party to vote against his nomination in the Senate, and he was also opposed by the Republican majority leader in that chamber, Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor. Kennedy manages a $2 trillion budget and oversees agencies such as the FDA and the CDC, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A crisis that could have been contained<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current measles outbreak in the United States is regrettable and difficult to explain. The cause must be sought in the strength of a movement that undermines citizens\u2019 confidence in the wonderful health tool that vaccines are, and which, as absurd as it may seem, is spreading and gaining strength in this and other nations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Cuba, preserving the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/instituciones.sld.cu\/ipk\/files\/2012\/07\/proginmunizacion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Immunization Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> despite the crisis and expanding it with the help of international organizations, as will be the case with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba\/ciencia\/salud-en-cuba\/ninas-cubanas-accederan-por-primera-vez-a-la-vacuna-contra-el-virus-del-papiloma-humano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is crucial to maintaining public health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one should die from preventable diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cause lies in the strength of a movement that undermines citizens\u2019 trust in the wonderful health tool that vaccines are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12345834,"featured_media":319932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34875],"tags":[19256,34989,34990],"ppma_author":[34560],"class_list":["post-319925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-living","tag-featured","tag-measles","tag-u-s"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Measles outbreak in the United States: some crises are preventable | 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